The Magic: The Gathering World Championship XXIX kicks off Friday with more than 100 players battling it out for their share of a $1 million in prizes over three days of Standard and Wilds of Eldraine Draft action. Here’s all you need to know about the culmination to the 2022-2023 season:
Event Overview
The competition runs from Friday through Sunday at MagicCon: Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Friday
- Rounds 1-3: Wilds of Eldraine Booster Draft
- Rounds 4-7: Standard
- Top performers advance to Day 2
Saturday
- Rounds 8-10: Wilds of Eldraine Booster Draft
- Rounds 11-14: Standard
- Top 8 cut
Sunday
- Top 8 single-elimination bracket: Standard
Standard decklists will be published on Friday at 5 PM ET on Magic.gg. Draft decklists will not be published.
Where To Watch
Watch every round on the Twitch broadcast at twitch.tv/magic and get live updates on social media on the @PlayMTG account on X.
- Day 1 (Friday) starts at 2 PM ET
- Day 2 (Saturday) starts at 2 PM ET
- Day 3 (Sunday) starts at 1 PM ET
Commentators
- Host: Maria Bartholdi
- Play-by-Play: Eilidh Lonie, Marshall Sutcliffe
- Expert: Mani Davoudi, Corey Baumeister
- Reporter: Cedric Phillips
Competitors
More than 100 of the world’s best players will be in attendance, including many notable players like:
- Jake Beardsley
- Kai Budde
- Autumn Burchett
- Christian Calcano
- Marcio Carvalho
- Jim Davis
- Javier Dominguez
- Reid Duke
- Willy Edel
- Dom Harvey
- Alexander Hayne
- Yuuki Ichikawa
- Eli Kassis
- Seth Manfield
- Gabriel Nassif
- Simon Nielsen
- Greg Orange
- Sam Pardee
- Cain Rianhard
- Karl Sarap
- Rei Sato
- Thoralf Severin
- Nathan Steuer
- Ondrej Strasky
- Yuta Takahashi
- Jakub Toth
- Shota Yasooka
A full list of qualified players can be found here.
How To Qualify For Next Year’s World Championship
Players can reach the next MTG World Championship by winning a Regional Championship or making the Top 8 of a Pro Tour. Start your journey to the World Championship by playing in Regional Championship Qualifiers at local game stores to qualify for a Regional Championship.
To learn more about Regional Championship events for your location visit your location’s tournament organizer:
- USA – Dreamhack
- Canada – Face to Face Games
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) – Legacy
- Australia/New Zealand – Good Games
- China – Kadou
- Japan/Korea – Big Magic
- Southeast Asia – Oracle Events
- Chinese Taipei – Game Square
- Brazil – City Class Games
- Mexico/Central America/Caribbean – Yellow Rabbit
- South America – Magicsur
Learn more about the history of the MTG World Championship here.